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Show ? k Viiiwn i ID nLfioiiU y President in Luncheon Address in San Francisco Fran-cisco Dwells on Shantung Shan-tung Clause of Pact. :- j Monroe Doctrine Also ' Is Discussed; Women i: Applaud Mr. Wilson's Arguments for League. SAN" FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. Plscuss- j lng at length the Shantung provision of j ' ' the peace treaty, President Wilson said ; in an address here today that he had been assured by the great powers that ?. under the league of nations there would " he a new international policy for the pro- " tection of Chinese integrity. These powers, said Mr. Wilson, had Japan's promise to return Shantung to China, and intended to see that it was fulfilled under the league. He said he had asked his colleagues at Versailles - specifically whether they meant under the league to inaugurate a new policy toward ' China, and they told him they did. Far from being detrimental to China's interests, declared Mr. Wilson, the treaty "-' really was the first in the world's history his-tory to do something for China's benefit. In ail previous instances of acquisition of Chinese territory, ho said, the United States had not even protested. . The president's declarations were received re-ceived with applause and cheers by the 1600 women present at the woman's luncii-eon luncii-eon at which he spoke. T:iere were cries - of "Xo, No'" when he asked whether it would be wise to go to war over Shan- tung. There was no other way. he sail, to secure the im media te return of the province to China. i |